Study: Elderly’s Family Caregivers Need Help Too
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Elderly Americans’ well-being is at risk unless the U.S. does much more to
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Patients With Dementia Create Communication Challenges In Hospice Care
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Dementia took over Pauline Finster’s 91-year-old mind long ago and she may die
Read MoreGaps In Care Persist During Transition From Hospital To Home
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) SAN DIEGO — Alton Rodgers had just come in from gardening when he
Read MoreTest Of Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug Finds Progress Against Brain Plaques
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) An experimental drug dramatically reduced the toxic plaques found in the brains of patients with
Read MoreHow To Fight For Yourself At The Hospital — And Avoid Readmission
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Everything initially went well with Barbara Charnes’ surgery to fix a troublesome ankle.
Read More‘America’s Other Drug Problem’: Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Dominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication
Read MoreAs The For-Profit World Moves Into An Elder Care Program, Some Worry
(By Sarah Varney for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — Inside a senior center here, nestled along a bustling commercial strip,
Read MoreGeriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) NEW YORK — The Mount Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like
Read MoreYou’ll need an Average of $130,000
According to new estimates from Fidelity, if you are sixty-five years old, you can expect to spend an average $130,000
Read MoreElderly Patients In The Hospital Need To Keep Moving
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thelma Atkins ended up in the University of Alabama at
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